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Whittling Away At SN1987A
A team of Australian astronomers has been busy utilizing some of the world's leading radio telescopes located in both Australia…
Possible Bright Supernova Lights Up Spiral Galaxy M61
I sat straight up in my seat when I learned of the discovery of a possible new supernova in the…
How to Turn Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector
Quick, do you have an Android phone in your pocket? A few small changes and you could help physicists probe…
A Lurking Companion Star Explains Enigmatic Supernova
Massive stars end their lives dramatically. Once the nuclear fuel deep within their cores is spent, there's no longer any…
What Sparked Star Explosion 2014J? NASA Telescope Seeks Clues
X marks the spot: after probing the area where a star used to be, in X-rays, astronomers have been able…
Hubble Archive Reveals Possible Culprit for Enigmatic Supernova
More than two decades of Hubble observations have produced more than 25 terabytes of data. Thanks to the wealth of…
Cosmic Fireworks: A Supernova Feast And Google+ Hangout For Chandra’s 15th Anniversary
It's well past the Fourth of July, but you can still easily find fireworks in the sky if you look…
Superluminous Supernova Puzzles Astronomers
Supernovae are surprisingly dependable. These brilliant and powerful explosions that mark the end of massive stars’ lives tend to shine…
New Supernova Pops in Bright Galaxy M106 in the ‘Hunting Dogs’
A supergiant star exploded 23.5 million years ago in one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies. This spring we…
New Supernova Likely Arose From Massive Wolf-Rayet Star
They've been identified as possible causes for supernovae for a while, but until now, there was a lack of evidence linking…